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rere

1. (verb) (-a) to fly, flow, flee, leap, escape, go into action (any gliding movement), rush, run, race, descend.

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Synonyms: teretere, horo, takanga, oma, omaoma, takaniti, whakatūkawikawi, hīrere, patiko, oioi, rere tārewa, wakewake, takawhiti, tūpou, rērehi, iwi, whakaoma, tauomaoma, reihi, tauwhawhai, mātāwaka, momo, tuoma, rēhi, peo, karapetapeta, whakataetae, matawaka, tarapeke, tūpeke, rēinga, peke, mahiti, mokowhiti, mawhiti, mokopeke, mokohiti, rei, tiapu


2. (verb) (-a) to sail.

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Synonyms: tere, kōmaru, rāwhara, , hēra


3. (verb) (-a) to descend, get down, slide into.

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4. (verb) (-a) to fly about.

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5. (verb) to run out, let down (of a line).

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6. (verb) rise or set (of stars, etc.).

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7. (modifier) quickly, hurriedly, suddenly, completely, well and truly - used an adverb (i.e. to modify a verb) to indicate immediacy or to intensify.

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Synonyms: kimonga kanohi, tere, wawe, tangetange


8. (noun) flight.

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9. (noun) attack, charge, rush.

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10. (noun) waterfall.

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